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  1. Your prob sounds near to my problem but I am getting it under control. I am not sure if the black substance I see is algae but I am treating it as such -- I have messed up not cleaning my filters when I saw an algae outbreak -- this was embarrassing at a recent function which was suppose to be a pool party. I have learned my lesson. So now I have this black substance which could have come from using muriac acid - I think I have seen this substance last year but didnt recognize it as algae. I have read to take chlorine tablets and scrub the substance...well this is impossible -- I have scrubbed the areas of the wall and it works but no way will I do this for the entire pool -- for the substance at the bottom, I placed 2 tablets at the bottom and I am allowing the chlorine to bleach away the stains -- yes I have bleached circles stains at the bottom which looks better than the black substance which is either embedded algae or .... if you have problems with the walls, a good shock system should do the problem then use some chemicals for cloudy pools and patience. I have not found scrubbing the walls with an steel algae brush to be a problem, I brush every day. Be careful how much money you are spending and how many chemicals the pool supply store tries to sell to you -- one in particular is known for pushing chemicals -- the blue chemical for black algae did not work for me. I am also using a DE filter and keeping the filters cleaned and with the right about of DE makes a difference -- this is my 3rd year of having a pool and each year I learn something new -- I will create a pool cleaning bible for me to refer to next year so I do not repeat the same dumb moves. Each year, I have drained the pool because by September I am beat up with spending money and time. DIY is better than paying $75 to $90 per month. Good luck
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